NextReads: Reading Suggestions from PFPL Never be without a "to read" list again. The library publishes monthly book lists in every genre imaginable, with both brand-new and back list titles that you might enjoy. You can choose to get lists delivered to your email (in the same format as this newsletter) or read them on our website. If you find a book that looks good, you can request it right from the list. Go to our NextReads page to browse the lists. Happy reading!
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Every Hero Has a Story (Pre-K through 5th Grade) July 13 at 10:00 a.m.: Eyes of the Wild presents "Nature's Heroes," a wildlife show that will captivate and entertain. Come meet the animals in this traveling zoo show! July 29 at 10:00 a.m.: "Singing about New Jersey Wildlife Critters and Their Homes." (Pre-K through 1st Grade) July 29 at 11:15 a.m.: "New Jersey Wildlife and Their Habitats" (2nd through 5th Grade).
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Unmask! (6th through 12th Grade) Teens can read during the summer and enter our raffle contests for different prizes. Programs every Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. July 2 - Make your own sundae July 9 - Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy July 16 - Water Fight July 23 - Movie Night: Guardians of the Galaxy July 30 - Game Night August 6 - Pizza Party and Grand Prize Drawing.
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Escape the Ordinary (Adults, 12 Grade and up) July 21 at 7:00 p.m. Be a Super Saver! Thrifty superhero Patti Andretti will present creative ways to save big money through extreme couponing and other great ideas. Call the library to reserve a space for this program.
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Book Forum Wednesday July 15 at 1:30 p.m. The book club with no assigned reading. Share light refreshments and talk about whatever you have been reading lately.
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Film Screening: 5 Flights Up Thursday July 16 at 7:00 p.m. In this bittersweet comedy set in the cutthroat world of New York real estate, old married couple Ruth (Diane Keaton) and Alex (Morgan Freeman) make plans to sell their Brooklyn property and move to Manhattan, only to discover that relocating is never simple. Rated PG-13; 92 minutes. The public is invited to stay for a brief discussion after the film. All films in this series are recommended for adults. For more information, call the library at 908-454-3712. Partial funding is provided by the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Movie License # 196808001
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Be a Super Saver! Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00 p.m. Learn how to stretch your dollars through couponing, loyalty programs, special shopping web sites and other thrifty strategies. Presenter Patti Pedretti will share her favorite secrets for saving money without sacrificing her family’s wants and needs. Call the library at 908-454-3712 to register for this program.
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Happy Bookers Discussion: Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead Two meetings: Wednesday July 22 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Benji, one of the only black kids at an elite prep school in Manhattan, tries desperately to fit in, but every summer, he and his brother, Reggie, escape to the East End of Sag Harbor, where a small community of African American professionals has built a world of is own."Wonderful, evocative writing..... male readers especially will relate. Highly recommended." (Library Journal). Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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Save the Date: Classic Book Club Tuesday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m.Join our classic book club in a discussion of Three Sisters, by Anton Chekhov. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Coffee, Tea & Classics website for more information.
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Garden of lies
by Amanda Quick
Refusing to believe that her star employee's death was not accidental, Ursula Kern, the owner of a secretarial agency for wealthy clients, hires skeptical adventurer Slater Roxton to investigate the dark side of cultured society. Submitted by Valerie, circulation staff.
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Pedro
by Pedro Martinez and Martin Silverman
A bold, no-holds-barred memoir from one of the most dominant and dynamic pitchers to ever play the game. Before Pedro Martinez was the eight-time All Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and World Series champion, before stadiums full of fans chanted his name, he was just a little kid from the Dominican Republic who sat under a mango tree and dreamed of playing pro ball. Now in Pedro, the charismatic and always colorful pitcher opens up for the first time to tell his remarkable story. Submitted by Norma, circulation staff.
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Taken
by Dee Henderson
Best-selling author Dee Henderson, the queen of Christian romantic suspense, delivers a gripping novel about an endangered abductee trying to move on. Submitted by Barbara, technical services staff.
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Hallucinations
by Oliver W Sacks
A provocative investigation into the types, physiological sources and cultural resonances of hallucinations traces everything from the disorientations of sleep and intoxication to the manifestations of injury and illness, drawing on a wealth of clinical examples to explore hallucination categories and how they reflect folklore and brain structure. Submitted by Stephanie, reference librarian.
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The corn maiden and other nightmares
by Joyce Carol Oates
A volume of six stories and novellas by the National Book Award-winning author of We Were the Mulvaneys includes the title story, in which the disappearance of a sweet blonde-haired child is linked to her mother's indiscretions, a too-obvious schoolteacher and an older student with a fascination for a Native American legend. Submitted by Deb Messling, reference librarian.
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